Family Photos

• Patrick Carty and Alice McIlveney and family (171 KB)
  Patrick Carty (b:Bet. 1840 - 1843 d: 1907) and Alice McIlveney (Abt 1855 - 1901)with daughters (from left to right)Eva Lillian Pauline Carty, Alice Helena Carty and Catherine Theresa Carty - the two girls standing in the back are unknown (perhaps cousins)
• Frances Annie Porter nee. Morrissey (29 KB)
  Frances Annie Porter nee. Morrissey (1889 - 1966)
• William Bernard McIlveney with his daughters (78 KB)
  William Bernard McIlveney with his daughters Alice Ada and Maud (William was Commisioner of Police in New Zealand between 1926 - 1930
• The Pitfield Hotel circa 1850. (162 KB)
  The first of two Hotels owned by David Marshall Porter. David was listed as the landlord in 1875
• David Marshall Porter (68 KB)
  David Marshall Porter (Abt.1828 - 1915) Born: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Died: Newtown, Shire of Grenville, County of Grenville, Victoria, Australia
• James Morrissey and Anne Kearney (pic 1) (18 KB)
  James Morrissey and Anne Kearney before they were married
• Wilhelmina Mennen nee. Engelen (65 KB)
  Wilhelmina Mennen nee. Engelen (1888 - 1979)
• Denis John Porter (25 KB)
  Denis John Porter (1881 - 1956)
• James Morrissey and Anne Kearney (pic 2) (29 KB)
  James Morrissey and Anne Kearney before they were married
• Jan Michiel Mennen in the Dutch Army (210 KB)
  Jan Michiel Mennen - 3rd from the left in the back row
• Edmund Hayes and Catherine Theresa Carty (350 KB)
  Edmund Hayes (1871 - 1944). Catherine Theresa Carty (1883 - 1955)
• Blazej Karlikowski and Zofia Kustzatal and Family (118 KB)
  Blazej Karlikowski and Zofia Kustzatal and Family (about 1930)
• Arnoldus Johannes Mennen (7 KB)
  Arnoldus Johannes Mennen (1912 - 1986)
• Jan Michiel Mennen and Wilhelmina Engelen (105 KB)
  Jan Michiel Mennen (1880 - 1954). Wilhelmina Engelen (1888 - 1979)
• Porter Family at Brownsvale, Victoria (about 1882) (150 KB)
  From left to right: Margaret Jane Porter (abt 15 yrs); David Marshall Porter (abt 13 yrs); Mary Porter (nee Nihill); Denis John Porter (infant); Mary Ellen Porter (abt. 9 yrs); Johanna Porter (abt 6 yrs); Joseph Robert Porter (abt. 4 yrs); John Benjamin Porter (abt 11 yrs); Charles Patrick Porter (abt 7 yrs). Abscent from the family photo are David Marshall Porter (senior) and son James Robert Porter (abt 17 yrs). Julia Anne Porter, Sarah Jane Porter and Edward Nihill Porter were not as yet born.
• James Augustine Morrissey and Matilda nee Mitchell (163 KB)
  James Augustine Morrissey (1861 - 1925) and Matilda ne Mitchell (1862 - 1927)
• Maria Augusta de Vet nee. Toerschen (215 KB)
  Maria Augusta de Vet nee. Toerschen (1887 - 1939)
• Headstone of Edmund and Bridget Hayes (nee Kane) (99 KB)
  The headstone of Edmund and Bridget Hayes with their son Patrick who is also interred in the same grave at Buninyong cemetery.
• Porter Sisters (Julia and Margaret) (213 KB)
  Julia Ann Porter (O'Beirne)(1884 - 1974). Margaret Porter (1867 - 1936)
• Martinus de Vet (221 KB)
  Martinus de Vet (1888 - 1955)
• Bernard and Ellen McIlveney's grave (75 KB)
  Bernard McIlveney died July 23, 1891 at Kumara, New Zealand. Buried with his wife Ellen McIlveney (nee Biggin) who died on January 24, 1913 at Kumara, New Zealand. Both are Buried at the Kumara, Cemetery, New Zealand (plot number 97). (photo taken by Colleen Pounsford of New Zealand)
• Sarah Jane Cunningham nee. Porter (86 KB)
  Sarah Jane Cunningham nee. Porter (1884 - 1927)
• Matilda Morrissey nee. Mitchell (10 KB)
  Matilda Morrissey nee. Mitchell (1862 - 1927)
• Edward Joseph Hayes & Family - c1903 (123 KB)
  L to R: Albert; Veronica; Edward; Marion; Minnie; and Doris. (Photo supplied by Colin Hayes)
• Sarah Jane Porter and John Cunningham (101 KB)
  Sarah and John's wedding photo
• Michael Morrissey and Family (87 KB)
  Michael Morrissey (1952 - 1913) Wife Anne Theresa Purcell (1855 - 1942) with 6 of their 8 children.
• John Joseph Egan, Bridget Hayes and family (149 KB)
  The Egan family - Little Hard Hills Hotel, Enfield. (L to R) Bridget (nee Hayes) Julie, Ann, John and Mary
• The boys and I (104 KB)
  Sitting out the front of our house before the commencement of building (1996)with my 3 sons, Sam, Zac and Tom (left to right)
• Children of Thomas and Annie Hayes (nee Flanagan) (150 KB)
  Four of Thomas and Annie Hayes' children Annie (Phelan), John, Austin and William (Circa 1930)

Related Files

• Biography of David Marshall Porter and Mary Nihill (143 KB)
  This biography is only in part completed
• Biography of Edmund Hayes and Bridget Kane (60 KB)
  A biography of Edmund Hayes and bridget nee Kane. From Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland to Hardies Hill, Victoria, Australia. This biography was originally written by family researcher Colin Hayes of Western Australia and updated by myself when further details of their lives were found.
• Mennen family immigration (7 KB)
  The story of the Family's migration from the Netherlands to Australia, and how they came to settle in Ballarat, Victoria
• World War Two in Holland (14 KB)
  My father's recollections of World War Two
• Biography of Bernard McIlveney and Ellen Biggin (35 KB)
  This biography on Bernard McIlveney and Ellen Biggin is still in its draft form. Much of the information has been obtained by Colleen Pounsford of New Zealand.
• Biography of Arnodus Mennen & Gertrauda de Vet (10 KB)
  A short story giving a brief insight into the lives of Arnoldus and Gertrauda Mennen nee de Vet
• Biography of (Arthur) John Frederick Hayes (38 KB)
  A brief biography of 'Arthur' John Frederick Hayes (30th October 1914 to 16th April 1985). Son of John Hayes and Amelia nee Chapman, husband of Nancy Joan Fisher. (Researched and written by Colin Hayes)
• Passenger List ~ New Zealander - 1853 (772 KB)
  The Passenger list of The Immigrant Ship ~ New Zealander. The ship of approximately 465 tons sailed from Liverpool on the 23rd August 1853 and arrived in Portland Bay, Victoria, Australia on the 30th November 1853. While still in the harbour and ready for sail, this ship met with disaster on the 16th December 1853 by fire taking several days to burn. (Email me for details of the burning)
• Biography of Lionel Vivian Hayes (66 KB)
  A brief biography of Lionel Vivian Hayes (25th December 1912 - January 05, 1986). Son of Edward Joseph Hayes and Minnie Martha Woolcock, husband of Mary Doig. (Researched and written by Colin Hayes)
• Biography of John Crockett and Margaret Young (8 KB)
  A brief biography of John Crockett and Margaret Young. Born in Scotland, migrating to Prince Edward Island (1774)and then onto Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, where the family settled.
• Biography of Thomas Hayes & Mary 'Annie' Flanagan (32 KB)
  A brief bioghraphy of Thomas Patrick Hayes and Mary 'Annie' Flanagan. (Researched and written by Colin Hayes)
• Jozef Olszewski and Karolina Karlikowska (18 KB)
  Recollections of their daughter Zofia. Includes a short story during WW2 and how the family came to migrate to Australia and settle in Ballarat
• Passenger List ~ H.M.S.S Fairsea - 1952 (147 KB)
  Entire passenger list of the H.M.S.S Fairsea on it's journey from Amsterdam, Holland to Melbourne, Australia in 1952. The passenger list is transcribed in Dutch.

Related Links

• Census of the Inhabitants of the District of Pictou - 1817
• Passenger List of the "Lovely Nelly", 1774.
• Woady Yaloak Historical Society
• Ballarat and District Genealogical Society
• Pictou County Genealogy and Heritage Society
• My main web site